Chapter 45

"Xuexin, in my memory, this question has never been clearly calculated. Perhaps there was an answer, perhaps not." Hearing this, Lu Xuexin nodded gently.

"Whether it is you, the Crown Prince's Mansion, or certain other individuals, this Prince will not spare a single one of you! A life for a life, and a debt repaid in coin. Every bit of humiliation all of you once inflicted upon me, this Prince will surely exact back one by one!" At this point, Li Qing's fingers tightened once more.

With that, he stepped forward, leaving a black hole with every stride. Within two paces, he had already caught up to the Ancestral Qilin. Swinging his massive hand to form a realm of its own, he brought it down fiercely.

...Zhao Xin's mind struggled to process this for a moment. He could never have imagined that the Enforcer, whom he had always found so inscrutable, was actually so close to him, nor could he have guessed that the Kangxi Emperor was the very founder of the Enforcer organization.

Luocang roared with a madness akin to insanity. Then, that icy white-bone beast took a step forward, and a mighty, towering surge of spiritual energy raged outward like a collapsing mountain, bearing down directly upon Qin Mu.

The entire landscape presented a withered, ashen hue, and an aura of desolation drifted across the heaven and earth. The vicissitudes of time and ancient antiquity mixed within it made it clear that this land had not seen vitality for a very long time.

In their world, although they possessed human appearances, the bloodline flowing within their veins remained that of the powerful Naga race.

On the wall hung a portrait of Guanyin sitting on a lotus. On the right side of that portrait, near the middle, there appeared to be the mark of a finger.

True Immortal Black Dog lunged forward like a vicious hound pouncing on its prey, instantly hurling itself upon the Dali flying ship to bite and tear.

"Never forget the well-digger while drinking the water. Rest assured, with your backing, even if I have to fight tooth and nail for a quota, I'll snatch one," Tang Zhihang declared promptly and resolutely.

Yet since Zhang Dabiao dared to pat his chest and give his absolute guarantee, if Li Yunlong were to continue hesitating and dawdling, wouldn't he act no better than an old woman?

Therefore, in the countryside, if a family lacked power, influence, and male heirs, their fate would be utterly miserable, with every misfortune and bad omen prioritizing their doorstep first.

Having left the China Film building, Zhang Qianjun wore a completely expressionless face, leaving others unable to guess what he was thinking.

"I said before, I am grateful for the resources you gave me. Although I dislike your interference and control over me, I am not unappreciative; I know you mean well."

Zhang Lingfeng looked at the perfectly round Bone-Forming Pill in his hand, rich with medicinal potency, and gently placed it back into the jade box.

It seemed so. Aside from when he teased her by deliberately calling her President Liu, at ordinary times he seemed to address her directly by name.

Old Master Zhou's villa was furnished very simply, without any extravagant decorations, and the items inside were quite ordinary, devoid of any luxury brand names.

Unbelievable news came one after another. It seemed that what the intelligence reports had just stated was entirely true—how formidable the Japanese invaders were, and how both the Central Army and the Shanxi-Sui Army feared them without exception.

"What do you want?" Cheng Siping wanted to avoid trouble, especially avoiding any dispute with this fellow surnamed Liu right at the gates of the Commandery Governor's Mansion.

Where on earth did that guy pop out from, and why had he never heard of such a person before?

Shouldn't a truly close form of address be one's surname followed by "classmate"? "Classmate Ye"—there was an abyss of difference between "Ye Xingchen" and simply "Xingchen."

"Ugh... how come I've never heard of this common saying?" Kou Yun remarked casually. However, she did not dwell on the matter, turning her gaze instead to Guo Guo, who was sitting to one side and snacking.

Faced with the injury or departure of loved ones, Gu Ci deeply empathized with that indescribable pain.

Just as he finally managed to kill three blood-red butterflies, his body was already pierced full of tentacles, and he looked as though he was about to be sucked completely dry by the blood-red butterflies right then and there.

However, this princess, much like Su Yeming and Bai Chen, struck her as equally difficult to handle. The sooner she left, the more at ease she would feel, so she did not attempt to persuade her to stay, simply asking Haitang to accompany her for a stretch of the journey.

Sunlight streamed into the room from the windowsill, and the sleeping Song Xiaodan blinked her long eyelashes, slowly opening her eyes.

Yet the wider Zhang Feiyang saw him smile, the more nervous he became. Beads of sweat as large as soybeans welled up on his forehead, continuously oozing out without stopping.

Online stores were the most fiercely contested battleground; there were hundreds of shops flying the banner of wellness, and if someone else priced an item one yuan cheaper, they could lure away the customers. As for current online stores, getting a homepage advertisement required at least one hundred thousand just to get a foot in the door, not to mention waiting in line for a slot.

"What hide or not hide? They're just some petty tricks that can't bear the light of day. There's no need to worry." Bai Yu seemed extremely displeased at being ignored by the two, and frowned as he spoke.

"Eh? Really?" Luo Tianqing was momentarily stunned. Just then, she had merely felt a bit excited about alchemy for the very first time, without feeling at all impatient.

"If the man surnamed Lan truly loved you and placed you in a position of importance, he wouldn't be so selfish as to end his own life."

Yun Feng, standing nearby, had not caught Hu Gao's mutters. Seeing Hu Gao's strange demeanor, he assumed Jile was an enemy of his in Ning City, and that Hu Gao had returned after leveling up to defeat him, only to find that the person was no longer in Ning City.

"Who on earth are you? Are you truly the city lord's second-in-command, or are you just a fake?" Wan Qi Liang asked coldly, only to be surprised by the sudden change in Quyang's expression. Could it be that she had guessed right?

"You've been to the Immortal Realm? How do you know one trades for ten?" Huang Zheng's single sentence nearly choked Yan Guichao to death.

Luo Tianqing nodded, having grasped Feng Wu's meaning. Just as a phoenix could undergo nirvana and be reborn after death, if she could cultivate the Nirvana Flame to its complete form, it would mean she too could undergo rebirth through fire just like a phoenix.

"My whole life has been dedicated to martial arts, and I cannot handle the official duties of an emperor. Although my eldest brother is also a martial arts fanatic, he is a man of passion, flesh, and blood—unlike me, who am living like a walking corpse. He will make a fine emperor!" Fusu spoke, attempting to persuade the Emperor Hualong, though it sounded more like he was shirking the responsibility.

Leng Wu stared wide-eyed as that whip lashed against the bone-white skeleton, leaving behind a charred black scorch mark.

Kou Zhong and Xu Jiling exchanged glances, and in the end, they had no choice but to resign themselves to fate—holding their breath, sinking straight down to the bottom of the well, and searching for the protruding stone Fu Junchuo had mentioned.